
Senior Accountant
Red Oak ISD
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: North Austin • Texas • United States
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About the role
- The Senior Accountant will help scale Red Oak’s accounting function and take ownership of core financial processes as we transition from an outsourced model to a fully in-house operation.
- This is a high-impact, individual contributor role that touches everything from revenue recognition and general ledger accounting to audit support, reporting, and tax system administration.
- This role will partner closely with the Controller, CFO, and cross-functional teams, and play an essential role in building a best-in-class accounting function that supports data-driven decisions and operational excellence.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Hands-on Sage Intacct ERP experience required
- Strong understanding of GAAP and month-end close processes
- Direct experience with revenue recognition (ASC 606), preferably in a B2B SaaS startup environment
- Experience preparing financial statements and supporting audits
- Experience administering sales tax systems (Avalara preferred)
- Experience supporting SaaS or B2B products.
- Exposure to Fresh Desk/Zendesk or Client support workflows.
- Experience transitioning accounting from outsourced to in-house
- Experience working with Salesforce
- Bill.com
- Ramp or similar spend management tools
- Public accounting experience as an auditor
- CPA or CPA-eligible
Benefits
- Core Accounting & Close Execution
- Lead the month-end close process in Sage Intacct with accuracy and reliability
- Prepare and post journal entries and ensure timely reconciliations of key accounts
- Maintain balance sheet integrity and document reconciling items
- Drive consistency and quality across all financial records
- Revenue Recognition
- Own SaaS revenue recognition under ASC 606
- Maintain deferred revenue schedules and revenue roll-forwards
- Interpret contracts and billing terms to ensure correct revenue treatment
- Support functional SaaS metrics (ARR, churn, expansion)
- Financial Reporting
- Prepare monthly financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow)
- Partner with Finance and FP&A for variance analysis and insight generation
- Support management reporting and FP&A deliverables
- Audit & Compliance
- Prepare PBC schedules and lead accounting workstreams for annual audits
- Coordinate responses with auditors and external advisors
- Document and improve accounting policies and procedures
- Avalara & Tax Systems
- Own day-to-day administration of Avalara sales tax system
- Maintain nexus, tax code sets, and filing calendars
- Partner with external tax advisors on questions and filings
- Process & Systems Improvement
- Be a Sage Intacct power user and help optimize workflows
- Support integrations across Salesforce, Bill.com, and Ramp
- Identify opportunities to automate, simplify, and strengthen the accounting stack
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
accountingfinancial processesGAAPmonth-end closerevenue recognitionfinancial statementssales tax systemspublic accountingaudit supportSaaS accounting
Soft Skills
collaborationdata-driven decision makingoperational excellenceownershipcommunication
Certifications
CPACPA-eligible